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Changes in Accretable Yield for Covered Loans (Detail) (Covered Loans, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Covered Loans
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Balance at beginning of period $ 1,037,023us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis
= nyb_CoveredLoansMember
Reclassification from non-accretable difference 61,742us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsFromNonaccretableDifference
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis
= nyb_CoveredLoansMember
Accretion (35,577)us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis
= nyb_CoveredLoansMember
Balance at end of period $ 1,063,188us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis
= nyb_CoveredLoansMember